BioFin

Mission

Unlock finance to protect and restore biodiversity.

BIOFIN-EU aims to establish a comprehensive framework and technology that fosters the necessary conditions for nature-positive investments.

BIOFIN-EU is actively innovating and experimenting with novel approaches for capturing, aggregating, and analysing biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) data. The goal is to minimise transaction and reporting costs associated with finance that supports the protection and restoration of biodiversity.

_{BIOFIN-EU consortium gathered in the Netherlands, for its Plenary Meeting, hosted by the Naturalis Biodiversity Center.}

Our Plan of Action

The BIOFIN-EU Learning Sites are different locations, where the NbS Dashboard will be co-designed, tested and validated, with the active participation of different stakeholders. Each learning site will contribute to the design and testing of a different nature-based solution.

• North West of Ireland, Waters of Life
• North West of Ireland, Wild Atlantic Nature
• Pipiripau Basin, Brazil - NbS Governance Structures, Water Quality & Population Health
• São Paulo, Brazil, Unlocking private finances to scale up local communities ES protection and restoration
• Pro Mananciais Program of State Minas Gerais, Brazil - Climate adaptation and risk mitigation using new financial instruments and business models
• Lombardy Region, Italy - Standardising Public-Private Contracts and Data Sharing to Scale-Up Mainstream Finance
• Brenta River, Italy - Business model design to redirect financial flows for water conservation and water quality (LIFE Brenta Project)
• National Park Appennino Tosco Emiliano, Italy
• Financial Innovation (Biodiv. Credits) - ES Impacts, Corporate Preferences SFT Compliance.
• Mojmilo Urban Forest, Sarajevo - Finance for Urban NbS and Human Health
• Malmo city, Sweden - Malmo Harbour Restoration 

Expected Results

BIOFIN-EU Data Analytics & Underwriting Engine

to allow discovery, purchase, use and contribution of ES/NbS raw data and provide various analytics services.

BIOFIN-EU Database

to bring together high-quality biodiversity and Ecosystem Services data from various NbS sources.

Policy Recommendations

to develop accounting standards, financial services regulation and related policy guidance.

BIOFIN-EU Nature Positive Business Model Builder

to support the decision-making towards NbS lending/investments.

Skills and Knowledge Accelerators

to transfer new knowledge through training, business simulation, case studies and mentoring courses of the BIOFIN-EU activities.

See more information on our deliverables by clicking here.